. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. Origin of our own Canaria, 1 CHAPTER II. ORIGIN OF OUR OWN CANARIA. ]IKE many a greater undertaking, our caiiaria had its origin in a very small beginning. Its first traces, I believe, are to be found in a well- meant gift of a kind granny to my daughter Judy, who, I may as well say, once for all, was evidently " born to love pigs and poultry," and which consisted of a common yellow canary purchased in the market of my native town. Had I been able to foresee the result of this very questionable action, it is more than li
. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. Origin of our own Canaria, 1 CHAPTER II. ORIGIN OF OUR OWN CANARIA. ]IKE many a greater undertaking, our caiiaria had its origin in a very small beginning. Its first traces, I believe, are to be found in a well- meant gift of a kind granny to my daughter Judy, who, I may as well say, once for all, was evidently " born to love pigs and poultry," and which consisted of a common yellow canary purchased in the market of my native town. Had I been able to foresee the result of this very questionable action, it is more than likely that I should have exclaimed, with Mr. Jorrocks, of famous fox- hunting celebrity and renown:—'-^ Confound all pre- sents wot eats j" while she, I think, would hardly have consented to be the innocent cause of such a large expenditure in cages, birds, and seed, as that which has since taken place. Happily, however, for Judy, I was no seer, and granny was not gifted, like the famous heroine of Lucknow, with second sight. The purchase was made on the eve of our return home from an annual visit we pay into ^^ the shires;" and back dicky was brought to the smoky city of Manchester, where for many years it was our lot to be located. Of this bird I remember little, save that he was a good yellow, pos- sessed a very amiable disposition, and was a most uproarious songster. Indeed, so noisy was he during lessons, that my wife was obliged to cover his cage with a cloth before ever she began to teach, which the chil- dren, of course, voted a great shame. He lived a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, F. London, Warne
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